Ping Pong

Very bad service…
We visited with a group of friends 10 in the party. As it was XMAS we all stuck to the set menu. Before we could order drinks the food started arriving… Within 10 minutes the first and second course was on our table. Luckily by then a glass of bubbly arrived. None of us could finish these courses before the next arrived. Needless to say it felt like they wanted us out! Then the long wait started… Over 20 minutes before I could get the attention of a waiter who when I complaint said it is not her table…
In summary bad service and most of the drinks were out of stock… Skip this branch they don’t care about customer service!

Very trendy restaurant in soho. Got very busy on a thusday night. Lots of little sharing plates. Duck sprig rolls were lovlely as was prawn toast. great price. Ate 10 dishes and 4 drinks for less than £60. Read my full review at

I have to admit I was really surprised with ping pong.
The quality of the food was excellent, the service was quick and they were really attentive.
Price and quality I think it is really reasonable and the dumplings were absolutely ridiculous.
Dumpling and cocktail heaven :)

Excellente chaîné de restauration malgré les prix assez élevés. La décoration est assez moderne, sur deux niveaux. En bas, de très nombreuses tables, pratique pour les groupes. Au rez-​de-​chaussée, un immense comptoir où s’assoir et regarder le chef bosser ou plusieurs tables pour 2 ou 4 personnes. L’accueil est agréable, le service rapide.
Niveau plat, en individuel c’est assez cher et beaucoup trop de choix. Du coup, histoire de né pas se prendre la tête, on a prix un menu dégustation pour deux à 32,50£ et ça valait vraiment le coup. Il y avait tellement à manger qu’on a sauté le dîner.
Récapitulatif :
— 2 rouleaux frits au canard, bon mais sans plus
— 2 galettes de pomme de terre et edamame, super tendre et croustillant, parfait avec la sauce d’accompagnement.
— 4 gyoza au bœuf, très bons
— 3 dumplings crevette et oignon nouveau, délicieux
— 3 dumplings au poulet épicé, délicieux aussi
— 3 dumplings edamame et truffe, bon mais sans plus
— 3 dumplings tofu et légumes, pas mal
— 1 plat avec du riz et une poêlée de champignon au poulet, à tomber par terre de bonheur et rouler sous la table
— 1 plat de riz au tofu, légumes haricots noirs, bon mais sans plus.
Ce menu existe aussi en version végétarienne alors né vous privez pas. On a accompagné ça de cocktails aux fruits: pastèque/​thé au jasmin et jus de mangue/​menthe/​baies de goji.

With all the great dim sum options in London, not sure how this restaurant thrives. The dim sum overall is mediocre and the service is snotty. If it was in Lexington, Kentucky, I could see the novelty but with the great options in Chinatown (and others) I would not return.
Went with a friend and we tried multiple dim sum. None were bad and some were pretty good:
– Duck bao. One of the more disappointing. The duck was smoked and I prefer roasted while the sauce was somewhat thin. It was a nice sized portion, though.
– Duck spring roll, good but not great.
– Prawn toast with sesame seeds, one of the best options. Tasty, a lot of prawn, not much filler.
– Spinach and mushroom dumpling. A surprise success, especially as I normally don’t care of mushroom. Very tasty, fried but not greasy.
– Honey soy chicken wings. Looked and sounded good, meaty wings, not much flavour
– Char siu bun, a standard but well prepared and tasty, good balance of filling and bun
– Prawn and chive dumpling, good but not great
– Black prawn dumpling, most interesting and innovative dish, good flavor
– crab and prawn dumpling, good but not incredible
I also didn’t like the service. Empty restaurant but they could not put us in any of the tables we wanted. Ended up eating outside, which was great, but they were really kind of jerks about finding us a table. Overall, a competent meal but not worth the opportunity cost.

I finally lost my dimsum virginity, and it was glorious!
Ping Pong serve super tasty food in quite an opulent setting, but if my calorie tracker is anything to go by, this richness comes at a cost!
The waitress told us that most people order 3 or 4 dishes and that the majority of dishes come in sets of three — three dumplings, three crispy prawn balls, stuff like that. So the three of us eating decided to order 14 dishes and share all of them to get a good selection.
we ordered:
basil and chilli cashew nuts, seaweed crackers & salted broad beans: TASTY
3 dipping sauces: TASTY, BUT WHY ISN’T IT FREE OF CHARGE?
oyster mushrooms: COLD & STRANGE BUT STILL TASTY
crispy prawn balls: BIG, CRUMBLY BALLS OF MESSINESS
prawn toast with sesame seeds: DELICIOUS AND MEATY
beef and chilli parcels: TASTY
beef gyoza dumplings: YUM
four mushroom puff: SUBTLE FLAVOURS BUT TASTY
roast pork puff: GOOD
chicken & mushroom rice pot: DIFFICULT TO EAT WITH CHOPSTICKS
chilli pork tender loin: DELICIOUS
honey-​soy chicken wings: WONDERFUL
chicken & garlic dumplings: STICKY
edamame & truffle dumplings: SOGGY BUT TASTY
To be honest, there was so much on the table it was difficult to keep track of what we were shoveling in. Everything tasted pretty good, and I recently found out they do an all-​you-​can-​eat on sundays which I’ll be sure to give a try!

Wow. First of all, I really want to talk about the service — it was exceptional, we were served by two young girls, so nice, attentive and everything was served so quickly Probably best service I had in London!
The food deserves so many stars ! It was absolutely delicious, the beef gyoza was definitely my best choice! The drinks were beautifully served, I had a mojito — which was surprisingly big ! On top of having a 5star service and a 5star food rate they offered us free cocktails for our next visit– that’s got to deserve 5 stars for sales and CRM right?

A little too expensive for the food quality, but definitely ask for the chicken wings.

It’s crazy that I’d been planning on going here for the past YEAR but I never got around to it TILL two nights ago… They kinda wanna force you into getting 4 – 5 plates each which I don’t appreciate as I don’t eat much and don’t like to be told how much to eat! Damn them for that! But apart from that the food is really tasty! The scallop and shiitake steamed dumplings are the truth! *falls on bender knees with hands raised to the sky* and the HONEY AND SOY HLAZED WINGS! Ohhhhhhh myyyyyyyyyyyy goshhhhhhhh. Chicken wings just became elite with that dish!
Would defo recommend it!

I ate here with the friend who introduced me to Inamo restaurant, where I first discovered what a wide range of Asian dumplings (including veg and fish dumplings!) there are out there. The same friend has a few dietary intolerences but both restaurants were her choice so can be recommended for those who want to avoid dairy or gluten. Ping Pong is a dumpling-​themed restaurant. We went on a busy night — it might have been a Friday or Saturday — and had to wait at the packed bar for a table. On such a busy night the table was also bar-​style, but the food made up for it.
Just two or three dumpling dishes look light but are actually filling — I asked for an uneaten dumpling to be boxed up for me to take home and the waiter kindly obliged. I also had the most delicious fresh strawberry & vanilla bean drink here, which was the best smoothie I’ve ever tasted. Asian dumplings have been a food revelation for me! I would definitely go back and want to show this place to friends, especially with so many veg options (I’m not vegetarian, but my boyfriend and several friends are, so it’s always good to know places we can go that serve delicious food!)

My first and last visit. I was hoping to taste some interesting and good dim sum. But instead we got soggy overcooked stuff. Ginger lemonade or iced tea (not sure what was it) wasn’t good as well. Service was really slow but the restaurant was not busy at all. Staff was just walking around like there were on holidays. We have specifically ordered one menu because of one dish which they didn’t have. Which would not be a big problem if someone would actually tell us that they don’t have it. Almost received bill before last dish arrived which we had to ask for! And of course our bill didn’t reflect the food and service. I am really surprised that this place is still open.

A little over priced and not the traditional dim sum that I am used too. But food is still really nice!

After six days and ready to go for try the ping pong’s all you can eat I’m writing my review. Environment and atmosphere were amazing and they bring you in an oriental place. You forget to be in London after the first bite. I forgot the dishes’s name I will write down today. I can’t wait to be there for breath again the same scent. Service was quick and very polite. Our waiter Vinh has been so kind, as our first time in ping pong he explained us everything about menu and dishes. Supervisor and manager were on the floor to check if was everything ok, and at all time you had chance to call someone that help you. The best ravioli and Chinese style dishes in London that I tried so far. I’ll write another review about my all you can eat experience in ping pong really soon.

All you can eat dim sum on Sunday is a real treat! The black prawn dumplings are divine and there aren’t many exclusions from the ‘all you can eat’ offer. The service is quick and friendly and we weren’t waiting long for a table. If you like Asian food/​sea food then you really should get down here.

So much foooooood. Belly soooooo full!
All you can eat Sumdays rock here at Ping Pong.
As we had arrived before 1pm, we were also able to avail of their free cocktail on their Sumday. Woo hoo.
Everything tasted great at the start, but by the end it was difficult. Too much food ordered and I for one was not going to embarrass myself by leaving any behind. By the end the taste of the food was not the priority and the novelty had worn off.
But still I recommend Ping Pong for their service, which was excellent. Also for their décor, which is very cool. And the food, which was great up to a point.
Just don’t make a pig of yourself and you should be grand.
Recommended.

Ping Pong is quite possibly my favourite dim sum restaurant. The service is great and there are lots of options to choose from on the menu including seasonal specials.
The cocktails are definitely worth trying but make sure you ask the waiter beforehand on what is recommended.
The only downside is that the portions are very small for the price. You’ll have to order at least 5 dishes to feel somewhat full.
I highly recommend the prawn and scallop sticky rice, the spicy chicken dumpling and the prawn and chive dumpling! Feeling hungry now…

A nice spot to hang out with friends. Our waitress was Brazilian so we could speak Portuguese. Felt like home! Nice dim sum but a bit expensive. The ice teas are great but a bit less ice would be nicer! Loved the griddled portobello mushroom. Next time I’ll try the desserts! The décor was amazing! :)

Best drinks here ever! I had my favorite drink here — their signature ping pong cocktail is one of my all time favorite drinks :)
Really great dimsum! One of the best in London! Love the ambience and how hip this place is! I would definitely come back.

All you can eat Dim Sum,
I’ll give that a try.
I ate so much I thought I would die.
I tried all sorts, crispy and soft
There was lots of things served, steaming in pots.
On plates they came in parcels of joy.
All bite sized and served with Soy.
But overall I ate so much,
My stomach distended and caused an ache in my guts.
My advice to all when deciding when beat
Stop before you have had all you can eat.

Ping Pong definitely has to be one of my favourite dinner spots.
It’s a really modern, trendy, vibrant place to eat dim sum and have a few cocktails. I would definitely recommend going on a Sunday when their lazy sumday offer is on: £21.50 all you can eat (excluding a couple of areas of the menu). As ping pong is a dim sum restaurant, this offer definitely pays off, especially when in a group as you can all sample a large amount of dishes for far cheaper than you could ordinarily.
The cocktail (though excluded from the lazy sumday offer) are absolutely delicious as are the non alcoholic drinks. I would definitely recommend the Hong Kong Colada as well as the Passionfruit lemonade.
As far as food goes the dim sum is expertly made and really delicious. If you are unsure of what to order, go for anything in the Ping Pong selection but, as I said, I would recommend going on a sunday so you can experience many different types of dumpling.
Definitely recommend this spot for dinner/​drinks in the city.

As restaurant chains go Ping Pong has to be one of the better ones. I have been to a few of them over the years and they always serve delicious tasty food.
Ping Pong Soho is no different. When I ate here recently it was full of people happily indulging in their favourite dim sum dishes and guzzling Ping Pong’s fantastically exotic cocktails.
This is a particularly good venue for big groups and looking around this time I could see that most of the tables were filled with large groups of people. The only small issue I had this time was my group of 16 were seated on two separate tables.
The food here is really delicious. For those of you not familiar with the concept it is mainly Dim Sum, small bite sized portions of food which are traditionally served in small steamer baskets. They can be steamed, fried or baked. In addition to the dim sum they also serve a number of rice dishes such as Honey-​Chilli
Chicken Rice Pot or Vegetable Sticky Fried Rice and some small plates such as Honey Glazed Spare Ribs and Chilli Squid.
For those of you a bit unsure of what to order there are set menus which will give you a decent variety dishes to try and this is particularly good if you are ordering for groups.
If however you do fancy ordering for yourself then I can heartily recommend the aforementioned ribs, the Potato and Edamame Cakes, The Crispy Prawn Ball and to start the Garlic and Black Pepper Prawn Crackers. Just don’t go mad. The food is a lot more filling than it looks and you can always order more later.
The big selling point for me though has to be the cocktails. They put a big twist on your common or garden variety cocktail. With names like Hong Kong Colada, Wasabi and Amaretto Sour and Smoked Nashi Negroni they are sure to be a conversation starter and the best bit is they taste as good as they sound. For those of you not so keen on alcohol they have a good choice of mocktails and lemonades, and for those of you who want something simpler they have a good selection of beers, ciders and wines and a huge selection of teas.
And the best bit of all is the bill at the end of the night will not break the bank!

Love the place.
It’s a stylish, trendy and modern chinese restaurant, good both for couples and small groups (up to 8 people in the round table at the –1 floor).
Their specialities are dim sum: typical chinese dumplings, mostly steamed, with several different fillings.
It’s a sharing restaurant: that’s it, you order a few dishes and then share them with the whole table, that’s why I said «good for couples», I don’t really suggest it for a date! also because. well dumplings are not really the food you want to have with somebody who never saw you naked: they are kind of big and you’ll find yourself in that uncomfortable situation where you don’t know whether it’s better to eat the whole dumpling in one effort (and burn your tongue with the filling as it is damn hot), or bite the dumpling letting all the filling drop on the plate… well just don’t come here for a date ok?! It’s not the place!
Speaking about the food, the quality of it is really high: dim sum are great, with several different fillings and everyone with its characteristic taste and smell, delicious! strongly suggested the black ones (called black prawn dumplings), with squid ink pastry, and the chicken shu mai, chicken and asparagus in a top opened dumpling. But, just take some of them, portions are not that big (from 2 to 4 dumplings each) and it’s just so good to share everything with your table!
Don’t forget to have a cocktail or something to drink, this place has a lot of different options you rarely see and their presentation is always special (as example, take the hybiscus spritz: awesome!)
I still have to try the upper floor, with tables surrounding the kitchen, but I can’t say anything bad about this place, this is just great! ah and it’s not that expensive!

The best Dim Sum i ever had. Great Cocktails. My fav. Ping Pong is in SoHo.
If u re looking for a quiter place i would recommend the Ping Pong next to the tower bridge in the international house.

sehr gutes Dim Sum, nur die Hühnerfüße waren nicht geniesbar, ansonsten sehr lecker :-)))

Stylish interior, fast and effective service.
Good quality dim sum and great teas!
Excellent location for hungry shoppers!